Being the kind of guy who pretends he doesn’t care what anyone thinks but who actually lives for public adulation, Ben claimed the tattoo was fake.

He insisted the garish phoenix rising from the ashes was airbrushed on for a movie he was directing and starring in called Live By Night.

“[It’s] fake for a movie,” Affleck very explicitly stated in a 2016 interview.

“I actually do have a number of tattoos but I try to have them in places where you don’t have to do a lot of cover up they get sort of addictive, tattoos, after awhile.

Since no one actually saw the film, no one pieced together that Ben’s Prohibition-era gangster never actually disrobes to reveal a giant, brightly-colored, anachronistic tattoo.

Rumors about the big ugly ink persisted, but Ben made headlines for so much other bad behavior that fans never launched a full-blown investigation.

Remarkably, Ben has kept his torso pretty well covered over the past two and a half years, but that might have more to do with booze-bellied dad bod and less to do with hiding the big bird.

(Feel free to use that as a euphemism for sex, btw.)

Sadly, Beantown Benny slipped over the weekend when he removed his shirt for a beach scene in a movie he’s filming.

Hopefully, the Ben’s character is the type of guy who collects samurai swords and lost his virginity to a prostitute at 29, because this tatt is not the sort of thing that can be edited out in post-production.

Yes, we now know for sure that Ben was lying about the tattoo being a fake, and Twitter is having a field day.

“Don’t mock Ben Affleck’s phoenix tattoo. It symbolises how he has risen from the ashes, reborn as a guy with a tattoo that sucks,” tweeted Pixelated Boat.

“I’ve been following the Ben Affleck back tattoo drama more closely than the Mueller investigation,” quipped Sophia Benoit.

“Ben Affleck’s back tattoo is, and I’m saying this without hyperbole, one of the funniest goddamn things I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” Dashiell Driscoll opined.

All we need is Dril and DaShareZone to sound off on this thing, and all of Twitter will have had its say.

So how is Affleck reacting to ironically being roasted for a phoenix tattoo.

Well, thus far, he’s about the only one who hasn’t sounded off on it.

Even Ben’s ex Jennifer Garner flamed his ass, telling Ellen DeGeneres that she “take[s] unmbrage” at being represented as the ash from which Ben’s metaphorical phoenix arises.

Must suck to realize you spent a massive chunk of your life married to a guy who would not only get that fugly of a tattoo but would proceed to lie to the whole world about it.

If you’re a fan of the Duggar family, then you’re probably already aware that Derick Dillard has been fired from Counting On as a result of his decision to berate and harass fellow TLC star Jazz Jennings.

Back in November, Dillard directed an unprovoked social media tirade at Jennings, a transgender teen who also stars in a reality show on the network.

In the months since, neither Derick nor his wife, Jill Duggar, has filmed any scenes for her family’s popular series, and it doesn’t look as though they’ll be returning to the spotlight anytime soon.

These days, it seems that Derick is trying his best to make amends, but as usual, he’s just digging himself a deeper hole.

The latest Derick dust-up has had to do with the former reality star’s views on the national gun control debate.

You can say more or less whatever you like about Kim Kardashian — she’s built her brand off of “scandals” that would ruin other careers. But you don’t talk about her man, apparently.

When a Twitter account that regularly reports on Kanye’s fashion line made a claim about Yeezy, Kim Kardashian went off. She supports her husband’s brand and, when she’s not eating noodles while naked, often wears Yeezy apparel.

She put them on blast in public. And she may have made some calls to Twitter in private. Yikes.

A verified Twitter account that calls itself The Yeezy Mafia tweeted that Yeezy buyers were invited to an empty showroom.

The tweet then went on to claim that:

“There won’t be any apparel or accessories for SEASON 7 as Kanye West couldn’t do what he wanted to achieve with this collection.”

Given Kanye’s reputation as an eccentric man who does things in his own way, that wasn’t the least believable thing that people had heard.

Kim was clearly incensed, and took to Twitter, quoted the tweet, and wrote:

“How can a verified account represent Yeezy with false information. You do NOT work for Yeezy and NOT affiliated. How are you gonna believe an account that posts fake color ways.”

Her accusatory tweet, which quoted The Yeezy Mafia’s now-deleted tweet, was followed by three identical emojis depicting a face laughing to the point of tears.

Kim was not done, however. Not even close.

“Season 6 was genius,” she writes.

Opinions are subjective, with some people loving Yeezy and others finding both the shapes and color choices to be off-putting or strange.

Kim continues, writing: “All of my Japan looks are season 7 & will be online soon.”

You can see a selfie that she snapped below. A taste of what’s to come.

She then clarified what she thinks that The Yeezy Mafia meant to say:

“Yeezy does not play by fashion rules. The show room was strictly shoes & always intended for that.”

Interesting.

The Yeezy Mafia deleted their original tweet, but they didn’t stop their bowing and scraping with that.

After being called out by Kim Kardashian herself, they tweeted an explanation:

“Apologize for saying showroom was empty, it wasn’t, there was boots.”

They offered up an explanation of how, really, Kanye wasn’t being a prima donna about his line and that they had been entirely mistaken.

“But they were already there and already ordered at the Season 7 showroom in Milan a month ago.”

The Duggar family’s resident rebel, Amy Duggar, had a bit of an embarrassing selfie fail this morning, and we think it’s safe to say the pic she posted doesn’t conform to her famous uncle’s ideas about “modest attire.”

The photo, which was promptly deleted from Twitter just minutes after it appeared, showed Amy sitting in her bathtub without any clothes on.

(Which is how most people take baths, but you never know with those Duggars.)

It seems Amy’s intention was to only show herself from the legs down, but she didn’t realize she’d fallen victim to an unfortunate reflection:

“I took a pic of me relaxing in the tub just knees down… but I forgot the faucet is reflective and omg… now I’m horrified and deleted it so quickly but still!” Amy tweeted.

She added the hashtags: “#neveragain #nobubbles #ahhhhhh.”

Fortunately, it seems Amy was able to see the humor in the situation, and her followers mostly

In recent years, a lot of people rallied to the New York Times, giving them a level of subscriptions not seen in recent years — largely to spite Donald Trump.

The problem, however, is that the New York Times has … issues, and that's not a newspaper joke. The sorts of content that they promote in their "Opinion" pieces can at times be absolutely horrifying.

Like "Why Yoga Pants Are Bad For Women," an opinion post that decries the wearing of leggings. Plenty of articles have tried to claim that leggings are "not pants" or shouldn't be worn out and about, but this goes a step further by claiming that they shouldn't even be worn while exercising.

Any sensible person knows that telling women how to dress — whether it's to not wear bikinis or to not wear a hijab — is kind of the opposite of women's liberation. The "right way" to dress is however you see fit.

This article, it seems, was not written by a sensible person.

Twitter took notice and got up in arms.

Women who take yoga or simply have legs objected to the notion that they should let someone else instruct them on what to wear.

1. Here’s the tweet that earned so much ire

Even without reading the article, you can see how the author tries to frame the argument as somehow pro-woman.

2. This woman’s ready to talk about wardrobes

A lot of armor that women in movies wear is designed to be flattering instead of allow free range of movement. Leggings may be flattering or unflattering, but they don’t restrict you.

3. This tweet hits the nail on the head

This kind of thing is bad enough when it comes from men. It’s worse when it comes from another woman.

4. Yoga pants are called yoga pants for a reason

Lizard pose is … imagine holding yourself up like you’re doing a push-up. Now imagine bringing up one of your legs so that your knee is more or less at your shoulder and your foot is beside your hands.

5. This is a very accurate synopsis

If you don’t like wearing a thing, don’t wear it. It’s so easy! Trying to project that choice onto others is wrong.

6. Athletes took issue with the article

Sweatpants just aren’t cut out for the same job. Also, they’re warmer. They’re sweatpants.

The chick who missed her shot at Steven Adams on Twitter 3 YEARS AGO says she’s pumped the NBA star finally got back to her … and she’s still VERY down to go on a date!! Social media has been blowing up after Adams went DEEP into his…

On Monday, many people on Twitter saw Blac Chyna's name trending and, innocently, clicked the link out of curiosity. Perhaps there was news about her lawsuits with the Kardashians?

Not so.

Many a tweeter was subjected to a leaked Blac Chyna sex tape.

The Instagram-based gossip page, The Shade Room, reports on who they believe is allegedly responsible for the video's release:

"Yikes! #CardiB bestie @star_brim5 pulled a #RobKardashian move on #BlacChyna and released her sex tape (kinda)😩 #DisTewMuch #IssaLawsuit (Somebody said #LisaBloom rubbing her hands together like birdman right now)"

Blac Chyna did not initially respond to the leaked video. Star Brim, however, clarified that she didn't leak it, and that it was already "all over the internet" and that she has no beef with Chyna.

The video of Blac Chyna performing oral sex has been roasted across social media, as many were shocked to see a woman with Chyna's reputation as a seductress appear to be so very inadequate at oral sex.

Obviously, it's terrible that Blac Chyna and her unidentified partner were violated in this way. Leaking nudes and sex tapes is a terrible thing to do, whether it's revenge porn or simply for "fun."

But people on Twitter, who are not responsible for that violation, couldn't help but react when they saw the video. And their responses are a real riot.

1. In case you did not see the leaked video

This tweet pretty much summarizes it.

2. Naturally, a reference to Tyga came up

To be fair, Kylie was in high school, not middle school when Tyga started dating her. To be even more fair, that’s still super gross.

3. In fact, both Tyga and Rob came up

People had assumed that Blac Chyna’s femme fatale reputation was accompanied by mind-blowing bedroom skills. Now they are second-guessing that assumption.

4. Though the man recording the video seemed thrilled …

… The people who saw the video were thoroughly unimpressed.

5. The disappointment was almost palpable

Some people admire Chyna for “scamming” Rob Kardashian into impregnating her.

6. This one’s like a mini-essay

To be clear, there are many ways to, um, have value. Even to have value in bed. Maybe Blac Chyna’s just bad at this one particular thing. Or maybe this just wasn’t a good day.